BORIS Johnson insists he 'did not break Covid -19 laws' & welcomes Met Police Partygate probe

Coronavirus latest - BORIS Johnson does not believe he broke Covid laws but will fully cooperate with Scotland Yard's Partygate probe, No10 said today.

Coming out swinging, the PM himself assured furious MPs the Met's investigation would "draw a line" under the crisis engulfing his premiership.

Met chief Dame Cressida Dick today finally bowed to pressure to launch a probe into the avalanche of allegations of rule-breaking bashes.

It came just hours after it was revealed that the PM held an indoor birthday bash at the height of the first lockdown.

Dame Cressida this morning confirmed that officers will investigate several of the breaches of the rules in No10 and across Whitehall.

But defiant Mr Johnson told MPs: "I welcome the Met’s decision to conduct its own investigation because I believe this will help to give the public the clarity it needs and help draw a line under matters.

"I and the whole Govt are focussed 100 per cent on dealing with the people’s priorities including the UK’s leading role in protecting freedom around the world."

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Boris Johnson insists he hasn’t broken the law but vows to ‘fully cooperate’ with Met probe into Downing St parties

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[brianharkin]

He seems to be very cocky today I take it he knows nothing is going to come of it be will just throw other people under the bus

[jvjyjlw]

And he said all that with a straight face 😂

[lostinpa-dadenduro]

All MPs and senior civil service are exempt from the coof act restrictions. So yes, he is correct he hasn’t broken a law which he is not subject to to begin with. Smoke and mirrors.

[antonioszytulskyj]

He insists declaring he's not a liar.

[randomuser]

Him him where it hurts if he is still there and vote him out, give him the biggest tory defeat in a century!

[Mr.]

BORIS HASN'T BROKEN HIS OWN LAWS 😆

[csharpe]

Well, who did they give the cake to then?

[samweston]

He did it - he did it - he did it - he did it…! We know he did it. He even apologised in parliament last week. He did it. HOW IS HE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS? How much public money are these inquiries costing??

[kylewilliams]

It's my party and I'll lie if I want to.

[carlmumba]

As if the public are going to believe a known and proven LIAR.

[tupples]

How can you Investigate something you did yourself? 🤣

[daviddalby]

The house that's been built on sand will collapse . The law of ?

[davymcfly]

He could not ly straight in bed BIGGEST LIAR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

[matifi]

They all done so well and equally deserved to go Russia on frontline.

[vivianbond]

One of the highest of deafs rate going to and Matt Hancock wanted the nation to thank them for the so-called good work they did after Matt Hancock walked out the door to and we had the lack of ppe to at the time to

[Jack-cddj]

He broke them because (like me) he knows it’s not real

You were so close to figuring it all out, but still, here you are…believing it

[wetincornwall]

I'm sure legally he'll be in the clear, crown estate etc
Morally however... rules for thee, but not for me...

[ecamormex]

I did not have a fun birthday party, I swear!

[baoyiyang]

Obviously he's hopeless in the UK so he has to shift focus on Ukrain. And how dare ReesMogg mention economy, did he not see S&P vs Stoxx50 vs FTSE100 for the past two years?

[charlestaylor]

Has anybody in Labour noticed/care about Russia massing on the borders of Ukraine?